One of the very first things that need to happen before cervical dilation takes place is cervix ripening or cervical softening. Women’s bodies are all different and there isn’t a precise length of ...

Parturition or “calving” is generally considered to occur in three stages. Stage 1: The first stage of parturition is dilation of the cervix. The normal cervix is tightly closed right up until the ...

“Get vaccinated against HPV to avoid cervical cancer, avoid smoking, maintain a healthy lifestyle, use protective equipment such as condoms, maintain body cleanliness, and limit the number of sexual ...

Surgical options, such as vacuum aspiration and dilation and evacuation ... Next, they use thin rods called dilators to open the cervix, then insert a tube into the uterus. They then use either ...